The stability of the roof in coal mining is crucial for ensuring safe extraction.Studying the mechanical behavior of rock beams under various conditions is essential for improving coal mining safety.However,research o...The stability of the roof in coal mining is crucial for ensuring safe extraction.Studying the mechanical behavior of rock beams under various conditions is essential for improving coal mining safety.However,research on the dynamic response of rock beams under sudden unloading remains limited.This study utilized a self-developed bidirectional loading and unilateral unloading test system to simulate how sudden lower strata subsidence induces the fracture of upper hard rock beams.Bottom unloading experiments were performed on rock beams with varying thicknesses and spans.The experiments recorded surface crack development and internal damage evolution using high speed photography and acoustic emission monitoring.The results show that rock beams experience multiple stress reductions after unloading,with the largest reduction occurring in the first stage.Flexural deformation was observed,becoming more pronounced as the thickness-span ratio decreased.Greater thickness increased shear cracks and crack expansion angles,while larger spans promoted tensile cracks,arched crack formation,and notable rock spalling.Acoustic emission analysis showed that signal count and energy increased with thickness and span.Finally,discrete element numerical simulations revealed the critical controlling role of harder rock strata in rock beam failure:when the harder strata are at the top,cracks are sharp,and shear failure is more likely;when they are at the bottom,the overall failure range expands,and cracks tend to form arches.These findings improve the understanding of dynamic rock beam fracture under sudden unloading and offer theoretical guidance for roof stability control in deep mining.展开更多
基金Project(TD20240003)supported by the Ordos Science&Technology Plan,ChinaProjects(52174096,52304110)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘The stability of the roof in coal mining is crucial for ensuring safe extraction.Studying the mechanical behavior of rock beams under various conditions is essential for improving coal mining safety.However,research on the dynamic response of rock beams under sudden unloading remains limited.This study utilized a self-developed bidirectional loading and unilateral unloading test system to simulate how sudden lower strata subsidence induces the fracture of upper hard rock beams.Bottom unloading experiments were performed on rock beams with varying thicknesses and spans.The experiments recorded surface crack development and internal damage evolution using high speed photography and acoustic emission monitoring.The results show that rock beams experience multiple stress reductions after unloading,with the largest reduction occurring in the first stage.Flexural deformation was observed,becoming more pronounced as the thickness-span ratio decreased.Greater thickness increased shear cracks and crack expansion angles,while larger spans promoted tensile cracks,arched crack formation,and notable rock spalling.Acoustic emission analysis showed that signal count and energy increased with thickness and span.Finally,discrete element numerical simulations revealed the critical controlling role of harder rock strata in rock beam failure:when the harder strata are at the top,cracks are sharp,and shear failure is more likely;when they are at the bottom,the overall failure range expands,and cracks tend to form arches.These findings improve the understanding of dynamic rock beam fracture under sudden unloading and offer theoretical guidance for roof stability control in deep mining.
